A Guide to Security Processors and Accelerators,
Sixth Edition
     
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Preface
xvii
Executive Summary 
xix
 
   
Chapter 1.   Security-Processing Concepts
1
        Cryptography Basics
1
             Why Use Encryption?
1
             What Is Encryption?
1
        Cryptography Concepts
2
             Keys and Key Exchange
2
             Hashing
3
             Authentication
3
        Cryptography Applications
4
             Virtual Private Networks
4
             Secure Browsing
4
             Wireless Vice and Data Security
5
        TCP and Network-Level Security
5
             TCP Termination and Proxies
6
             Denial-of-Service Attacks
7
             Firewalls
8
             Intrusion Detection and Prevention
9
             Regular-Expression Matching
10
        Content Inspection
11
             Compression
12
             Virus and Spam Prevention
12
             Application-Level and XML Security
13
Chapter 2.   Security Standards
15
        Cryptographic Algorithms
15
             DES and 3DES
15
             Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)
16
             RC4
16
             SHA-1, SHA-2, MD5, and HMAC
17
             Diffie-Hellman Key Exchange
17
             RSA
18
             DSS and DSA
19
             Elliptic-Curve Cryptography
19
             LZS and Deflate
19
        Security Protocols and Standards
20
             IPSec
20
             IKE
22
             IPComp
23
             PPTP and PPP
24
             SRTP
24
             SSL and TLS
24
             FIPS 140
25
             MACSec
26
             Authentication
26
        Wireless Security Protocols
26
             Wi-Fi and 802.11
26
             WiMAX
27
             3G Wireless
27
Chapter 3.   Security-Processor Background
29
        Integrated Security Processors
29
             Common Characteristics
30
        VPN and SSL Accelerators
31
             Accelerating Encryption
31
             Common Features
33
        Software Issues
34
        Measuring Performance
35
             Algorithms
35
             Measuring Wire Speed
35
             Packet Size
36
             Protocol Throughput
37
        Content-Inspection Accelerators
38
Chapter 4.   Trends and Market Overview
41
        Security Applications
41
             SSL for E-Commerce
41
             IPSec VPNs
42
             SSL VPNs
43
             Unified Threat Management
43
        Technology Trends
44
             Emergence of Secure Processors
44
             Convergence of Content-Processing and Security Functions
45
             Delivered Performance
46
             Advances in Cryptography
47
             IP Licensing
47
        Market Size and Vendor Share
48
Chapter 5.   Integrated Security Processors
51
        Cavium Octeon
51
             Company Background
51
             Key Features and Performance
52
             Security-Design Details
54
             Product Roadmap
57
             Conclusions
57
        Freescale MPC8548 and MPC8572
58
             Company Background
58
             Key Features and Performance
59
             Security-Design Details
61
             Product Roadmap
63
             Conclusions
63
        Intel IXP2855
64
             Company Background
64
             Key Features and Performance
64
             Product Roadmap
66
             Conclusions
66
        Mistletoe VF
67
             Company Background
67
             Key Features and Performance
67
             Design Details
68
             Conclusions
69
        P.A. Semi PWRficient
70
             Company Background
70
             Key Features and Performance
71
             Conclusions
72
        Raza Microelectronics XLR and XLS
73
             Company Background
73
             Key Features and Performance
74
             Security-Design Details
76
             Product Roadmap
78
             Conclusions
78
        SafeNet SafeXcel-51xx
80
             Company Background
80
             Key Features and Performance
80
             Conclusions
81
Chapter 6.   VPN and SSL Accelerators
83
        Broadcom BCM58xx
83
             Company Background
83
             Key Features and Performance
84
             Design Details
85
             Conclusions
86
        Cavium Nitrox
87
             Key Features and Performance
87
             Design Details
89
             Conclusions
91
        Hifn HIPP
92
             Company Background
92
             Key Features and Performance
92
             Design Details
94
             Conclusions
97
        SafeNet SafeXcel-184x/3140
98
             Key Features and Performance
98
             Design Details
100
             Conclusions
102
Chapter 7.   Content-Inspection Accelerators
103
        NetLogic NETL7
103
             Company Background
103
             Key Features and Performance
103
             Conclusions
104
        Sensory Networks NodalCore
105
             Company Background
105
             Key Features and Performance
105
             Conclusions
106
        Tarari T9000/T10
107
             Company Background
107
             Key Features and Performance
108
             Design Details
110
             Product Roadmap
111
             Conclusions
112
Chapter 8.   Product Comparisons
115
        Integrated Security Processors
115
             SME-Class Processors
116
             Large-Enterprise Class Processors
119
        VPN and SSL Accelerators
123
             Lookaside VPN Accelerators
123
             Flow-Through VPN Accelerators
125
             SSL Accelerators for E-Commerce
126
        Content-Inspection Accelerators
127
Chapter 9.   Conclusions
131
        Vendor Outlook
132
        Market Directions
134
 
   
Appendix: Further Reading
137
Index
139
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